Gauge Description:

The run is halfway between the Cullasaja and the French Broad at Rosman. If those two are going there is a good chance the Horsepasture has water. Look for at least 4.3 on Cullasaja and at least 500 on French Braod at Rosman.

A new gauge was installed by the gauge master Tony Robinson. To see the gauge, drive a mile or so west of the intersection of Hwy 281 and Hwy 64 and turn left onto Upper Whitewater Road. Take this one mile and you will cross the Horsepasture. The gauge is on a rock pile on the downstream river left side. Stand on the bridge and look downstream for the best view. Though little correlation has been done, a basic range has been figured. 0 is not running at all, and 0.75 is quite high. Somewhere in there is a nice minimum and maximum, so if you do the run, do your duty and check the gauge and post a visual with date and time to the comments section on this streampage.

In January of 2007 a reported level of 0.35 was optimum with plenty of padding but not too much push. 0.5 is high, and 0.15 is around minimum. Due to the gauge not being completely vertical but angling out the further up the reading, the range is quite narrow on this gauge. Runnable levels should be 0.15 to 0.6 feet on the staff gauge

CULLASAJA RIVER AT SR 1620 NEAR HIGHLANDS, NC [ NC ]

Current Conditions Stage Flow Updated 3.25 25 12/3 2:30 Station Graphs

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Level Legend:

Running

Below Minimum Recommended Flow

Above Maximum Recommended Flow

Unknown

Descriptions of reaches with River Name in bold have been verified by a regional StreamTeam member.

State	River Name/Section	Class	Level	Rel. Level	Updated
GA	Big Creek— Highway 28 to Overflow Creek	IV-V(V+)	3.25 ft	low	12/3 2:30
NC	Cullasaja— 1. Upper (Lake Sequoyah to below Cosmic Crunch)	IV-V+	3.25 ft	low	12/3 2:30
NC	Cullasaja— 2. Middle (Below Cosmic Crunch to Above Cullasaja Falls)	IV(V+)	3.25 ft	low	12/3 2:30
NC	Cullasaja— 3. Lower - Base of Cullasaja Falls to Peeks Creek Bridge	IV-V(V+)	3.25 ft	low	12/3 2:30
NC	Cullasaja— 4. Peeks Creek Rd (NC-1678) to Peaceful Cove Rd (NC-1677)	II(III)	3.25 ft	low	12/3 2:30
NC	Cullasaja— 5. Peaceful Cove Rd (NC-1677) to Fulton Rd (NC-1668)	I-II	3.25 ft	low	12/3 2:30
GA	Holcombe Creek— FS Road 86B bridge to Three Forks of W.Fork Chattooga	IV-V+	3.25 ft	low	12/3 2:30
NC	Horsepasture— US Route 281 to Lake Jocassee	V	3.25 feet	low	12/3 2:30
NC	Middle Creek— NC 106 - Park and Huck	III-V(V+)	3.25 ft	low	12/3 2:30
GA	Overflow Creek— USFS Road 86B to Overflow Creek Road Bridge	IV-V(V+)	25 cfs	low	12/3 2:30

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AW Gauge ID:	6713
USGS Station:	0350056050
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